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On this date in 2009, Minnesota and North Dakota citizens and civic leaders thanked the Civil Air Patrol for its assistance during springtime flooding.An excerpt from an NHQ release:
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – “Give them some direction and they hop to it.”---
That’s what Fargo, N.D., resident Kent Wanner had to say about members of the Minnesota and North Dakota wings of the Civil Air Patrol responding to the record flooding along the Red River separating Fargo and Moorhead, Minn.
Since early Monday, Wanner and his neighbors of the Riverwood Housing Development have been battling the rising river with sandbags almost round the clock.
“This is a disaster that’s affecting all of us and the assistance of Civil Air Patrol is much appreciated,” he said. “I can tell you we’re all a little tired and nervous, but your assistance is much appreciated and has lifted our spirits.”
Phil McShane, who also lives in the development, had plenty of praise for CAP as well.
“Who are those marvelous young people? They’re polite, hardworking and their sense of community is amazing, What an example and inspiration to all of us.” McShane said.
Since Monday, approximately 200 CAP members from the border states have been building dikes along the river, despite freezing temperatures and blowing snow.
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